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the cardinal said his argument is not against president obama...just his policy. he stressed the catholic church does not advocate for or against political parties. in these instances, it is only a moral voice, he said, that always speaks for freedom. live in the newsroom randi belisomo wgn news. dole is recalling some bagged salad products because of a possible salmonella risk. the voluntary recall involves 756 cases of dole seven lettuces salads with a "use by" date of april 11th. the salads were sold in 15 states.. including illinois, indiana, and wisconsin. no illnesses have been reported in association with the recall. if you have any questions, you can call the dole food company consumer response center at 800 -356-3111. there's no such thing as lunch break anymore. according to a new study; 65- percent of american workers eat lunch at their desks; or don't take a break at all. another survey shows that 40- percent of executives are also brown-bagging it. and while that saves money; it's not necessarily a good thing. experts say workers are more efficient an
the cardinal said his argument is not against president obama...just his policy. he stressed the catholic church does not advocate for or against political parties. in these instances, it is only a moral voice, he said, that always speaks for freedom. live in the newsroom randi belisomo wgn news. dole is recalling some bagged salad products because of a possible salmonella risk. the voluntary recall involves 756 cases of dole seven lettuces salads with a "use by" date of april 11th....
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with a look at today's business headlines it president obama once more policing of oil markets he is calling for a bigger penalty for oil market manipulation. this would have no impact at all according to experts aren't energy costs and new report says that fraud sisters are getting more sophisticated because of easy access to shipping there will beat a new breeding ground for threats here in chicago for cyber crime new package sizes will give coca-cola the upper hand on pricing power ... and it's a new compensation plan vote at citigroup ... that was rejected and there will come up with a different plan for the bookboard to vote on in the future investors are responding to spain and italy getting a better handle on their debt problems and if you are looking for love.. it may just be a click away. that's because online dating sites have exploded in number, in order to to cater to everyone's likes and niches. here to tell us more is trib u's jenniffer weigel. it's unbelievable to me how this has exploded ... we all know about the popular big ones that advertise but there are some inte
with a look at today's business headlines it president obama once more policing of oil markets he is calling for a bigger penalty for oil market manipulation. this would have no impact at all according to experts aren't energy costs and new report says that fraud sisters are getting more sophisticated because of easy access to shipping there will beat a new breeding ground for threats here in chicago for cyber crime new package sizes will give coca-cola the upper hand on pricing power ... and...
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ahead of president obama's visit last week. one of the women got into an argument over how much she was paid... blowing the case wide open. wisconsin's controversial governor is in the chicago area today... touting his policies for reducing his state's budget deficit. republican scott walker is at the illinois policy institute in the loop this noon. then this evening, he'll address a g-o-p fundraiser in lincolnshire. walker gained national attention... for leading the charge against union rights. he signed a bill that greatly reduced the collective bargaining rights for government employees. walker faces a recall election in june. illinois labor groups are expected to protest at each of walkers' events today. a world war two veteran, whose congressional gold medal was stolen, will be given a replacement today. 93-year-old quentin smith was one of the tuskegee airmen --- the first african-american air unit in the u-s military. he received a congressional gold medal in 2007. but it was stolen during a burglary last summer at his
ahead of president obama's visit last week. one of the women got into an argument over how much she was paid... blowing the case wide open. wisconsin's controversial governor is in the chicago area today... touting his policies for reducing his state's budget deficit. republican scott walker is at the illinois policy institute in the loop this noon. then this evening, he'll address a g-o-p fundraiser in lincolnshire. walker gained national attention... for leading the charge against union...
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he recently said he would be dead or in jail if president obama were reelected the cancellation came a day after he agreed to pay a fine serve probation and record a psa as part of the deal for transporting and legally killed black bear in alaska. >> the family of late penn state football coach joe paterno says they have turned down an offer from the school to mean the football stadium in his honor! shortly before his death he was laid off due to his involvement in the sex abuse scandal the school recently paid out more than $5.5 million in retirement payments and benefits to his family but the family's attorney says there is still considering whether to sue penn state university for wrongful termination. >> in today's medical watch what some call an ice cream brain freeze may offer no clues about migraine headaches. a new study suggests that people who suffer from migraines may also be more prone to brain freeze. that is the headache and i miss you may experience when you eat or drink and icy cold beverage researchers said it may be caused by changes in blood flow to the brain in re
he recently said he would be dead or in jail if president obama were reelected the cancellation came a day after he agreed to pay a fine serve probation and record a psa as part of the deal for transporting and legally killed black bear in alaska. >> the family of late penn state football coach joe paterno says they have turned down an offer from the school to mean the football stadium in his honor! shortly before his death he was laid off due to his involvement in the sex abuse scandal...
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the obama administration is focusing on this part of the world... to respond to threats from north korea, china, and territorial disputes in the south china sea. pakistan has deported osama bin laden's three widows, his two daughters, and nine other members of his family. they left on a private plane for saudi arabia this morning. just last week, the widows and daughters completed 45 days of house arrest for living illegally in pakistan. one of the widows told authorities, they never applied for visas when they slipped into the country... and they moved from safe house to safe house with the help of local pakistanis. a federal judge is refusing to make public the graphic pictures of osama bin laden's bullet- riddled body. the day after bin laden was killed, the legal activist group "judicial watch" filed a freedom of information request. they wanted public release of pictures taken at bin laden's compound in pakistan, and his burial at sea. the judge said releasing the photos would serve no national security interest. the obama administration has ar
the obama administration is focusing on this part of the world... to respond to threats from north korea, china, and territorial disputes in the south china sea. pakistan has deported osama bin laden's three widows, his two daughters, and nine other members of his family. they left on a private plane for saudi arabia this morning. just last week, the widows and daughters completed 45 days of house arrest for living illegally in pakistan. one of the widows told authorities, they never applied...
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bill clinton will appear with president obama at a fundraiser later this month. it'll be held in virginia .... at the home of former democratic national committee chairman terrry mcauliffe. president obama and mr. clinton are scheduleed to hold three joint fundraisers during the campaign. interest in the 1940 u.s. census paralyzed the national archive website yesterday. the site registered 22-million hits in just four hours. the virtual traffic jam began as soon as the records were released. yesterday's release marks the first time those records were made public-- after 72 years of confidentiality. the records provide a snap-shot of america in the midst of the great depression. 21-million people who provided personal information in that census are still living. coming up next we have the day's top business stories and everything you want to know about "pin-terest" ... and later in lunchbreak we will be making a green recipe in honor of national birth month [ host ] mary switched to allstate and saved $326.00 on her car insurance. john switched and saved $263.00!
bill clinton will appear with president obama at a fundraiser later this month. it'll be held in virginia .... at the home of former democratic national committee chairman terrry mcauliffe. president obama and mr. clinton are scheduleed to hold three joint fundraisers during the campaign. interest in the 1940 u.s. census paralyzed the national archive website yesterday. the site registered 22-million hits in just four hours. the virtual traffic jam began as soon as the records were released....
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they're also targetting president obama ... and have planned a protest and news conference today outside his campaign headquarters downtown. sports and shopping!! a new multi-million dollar retail space is unveiled for outside the united center. crain's chicago business reports -- bulls owner jerry reinsdorf and blackhawks owner rocky wirtz want to build a *260-thousand* square foot retail building. restaurants, bars and stores would be housed inside the facility. the development would be built on the lot east of the arena ... at a cost of up to *85- million* dollars. crain's says united center's owners are ready to start talks with the city and state. in medical watch.. pediatricians are being urged to explore possible links between bad behavior and mental illness. at the american academy of pediatrics meeting in boston.. the head of the national institute of mental health said pediatricians are the first line of defense. screening can detect mental disorders early, and ensure that children receive treatment as soon as possibl
they're also targetting president obama ... and have planned a protest and news conference today outside his campaign headquarters downtown. sports and shopping!! a new multi-million dollar retail space is unveiled for outside the united center. crain's chicago business reports -- bulls owner jerry reinsdorf and blackhawks owner rocky wirtz want to build a *260-thousand* square foot retail building. restaurants, bars and stores would be housed inside the facility. the development would be built...
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president obama announced he would seek a second term, a year ago. a federal appeals judge has ordered the justice department to explain president obama's comments on the health care case. on monday, mister obama warned of the perils of "judicial activism." the judge wants to know whether the president believes the courts have the right to rule acts of congress unconstitutional. yesterday... the president explained his comments... saying because of the extraordinary power of the supreme court... justices have traditionally exercised restraint in overturning laws passed by elected lawmakers. mister obama also said he believes the supreme court will uphold his health care law. i have enormous confidence that in looking at this law not only is it constitutional but that the court will exercise its jurisprudence carefully because of it ... the profound power that the supreme court has ... a ruling on the law is not expected until june. next, thousands of janitors are preparing to go on strike. what could be affected. and students showing their anger of r
president obama announced he would seek a second term, a year ago. a federal appeals judge has ordered the justice department to explain president obama's comments on the health care case. on monday, mister obama warned of the perils of "judicial activism." the judge wants to know whether the president believes the courts have the right to rule acts of congress unconstitutional. yesterday... the president explained his comments... saying because of the extraordinary power of the...
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president obama's former chief of staff will address the democratic convention next month. other speakers include former president bill clinton, massachusetts senator john kerry, and the dnc's first latino keynote speaker -- san antonio mayor, julian castro. the convention begins september 4th in charlotte north carolina. first lady, michelle obama will travel to wisconsin on thursday -- to meet with the families of victims of the deadly shooting rampage at a sikh temple. six people were killed and four others injured during the shooting, on august fifth. the white house says the visit is part of the administration's outreach to the sihk community in the wake of the shooting. the fbi is reprimanding republican congressman after they reportedly went skinny dipping at an event in israel last year. reports say that over 20 people participated in the late- night swimming session in august of 2011. the congressmen stripped down and jumped into the sea of galilee during after drinking at a private party. some of the men say they went into the water because of its religious signif
president obama's former chief of staff will address the democratic convention next month. other speakers include former president bill clinton, massachusetts senator john kerry, and the dnc's first latino keynote speaker -- san antonio mayor, julian castro. the convention begins september 4th in charlotte north carolina. first lady, michelle obama will travel to wisconsin on thursday -- to meet with the families of victims of the deadly shooting rampage at a sikh temple. six people were killed...
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first lady michelle obama offers her condolences to the relatives of those killed... in a shooting rampage at a sikh temple in wisconsin. six people were murdered when white supremacist wade michael page opened-fire inside the temple in oak creek before a sunday prayer service. he then took his own life. the first lady said she wants to help the community any way she can. the republican party won't wait for tropical storm isaac to spoil its convention. the party plans to nominate mitt romney as its presidential candidate monday -- two days ahead of schedule. the vote is traditionally held a day before the nominee accepts the nomination. but the current plan is still for romney to deliver his acceptance speech thursday. wgn will have live coverage from tampa starting this weekend. tropical storm isaac continues to build strength in the caribbean... and is headed towards haiti. haiti is still recovering from the powerful 2010 earthquake that killed 300,000 people. 12 inches of rain is forecast for some parts of the country posing danger to more than 400,000 haitians liv
first lady michelle obama offers her condolences to the relatives of those killed... in a shooting rampage at a sikh temple in wisconsin. six people were murdered when white supremacist wade michael page opened-fire inside the temple in oak creek before a sunday prayer service. he then took his own life. the first lady said she wants to help the community any way she can. the republican party won't wait for tropical storm isaac to spoil its convention. the party plans to nominate mitt romney as...
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a congressman wants president obama to honor the late neil armstrong with a state funeral. armstrong died on saturday at the age of 82. in 1969, he commanded the apollo eleven space mission and became the first person to walk on the moon. ohio congressman bill johnson says armstrong was a true hero and should be recognized as such ... with a state funeral. so far ... the white house has not responded to that request. armstrong was a private man and friends say his family may not want a public funeral. a ban from cycling isn't slowing down lance armstrong's cancer charity. armstrong has been accused of doping. when he announced he wouldn't cooperate with the investigation .. he was stripped of his seven tour de france titles and banned from racing. armstrong said the investigtion would be unfair and one-sided. the head of the u.s. anti-doping agency says armstrong could have kept five of his tour de france wins if he cooperated with the probe. after the ban was announced .. donations to armstrong's "livestrong" charity shot up. the charity collected $80,000 on friday. it nor
a congressman wants president obama to honor the late neil armstrong with a state funeral. armstrong died on saturday at the age of 82. in 1969, he commanded the apollo eleven space mission and became the first person to walk on the moon. ohio congressman bill johnson says armstrong was a true hero and should be recognized as such ... with a state funeral. so far ... the white house has not responded to that request. armstrong was a private man and friends say his family may not want a public...
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our top story president obama has invited the four congressional leaders to the white house this afternoon to try to salvage negotiations before need the new year's day deadline. if an agreement is not reached by then tax hikes and spending will kick in. economists say it could send the country back into recession. republicans and democrats are blaming each other for the stalemate. the democrats want to extend the bush era tax cuts for those thinking less than $250,000. >> to taxes will go up for every taxpaying american. republicans are not about to write a blank check to us because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. >> consistently show that a majority of americans support the president's position on tax es. >> did the shooting as the chicago at 500 homicides for the year. >> so far no comment yet. chicago police have been working hard to prevent it. the 500 happened last night. the shooting death on the west side. 40 year-old nathaniel jackson was pronounced dead just after midnight. three hours after he was shot in the head. his death pushed chicago homicide rate to 500. today
our top story president obama has invited the four congressional leaders to the white house this afternoon to try to salvage negotiations before need the new year's day deadline. if an agreement is not reached by then tax hikes and spending will kick in. economists say it could send the country back into recession. republicans and democrats are blaming each other for the stalemate. the democrats want to extend the bush era tax cuts for those thinking less than $250,000. >> to taxes will...
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and obama is scheduled to speak about 30 minutes. this is as capitol hill lawmakers are battling the clock trying to keep the nation from going off the cliff. the autumn >> at expanding cuts and tax hikes could trigger a new recession. >> the markets could plummet. many still recovering from the last recession. fearing the worst of congress does not act. >> that means a lot for my family. i have family that is unemployed. there were about unemployment benefits. i have friends who are also facing some pretty hard times. everybody has been a kind of hard lately. you're definitely a little worried about falling even further into debt or into another recession. bettas all i care about. >> does it affect you? >> yes i guess. i hope it gets resolved before 12:00 p.m. tonight. with the deadline fast approaching. negotiations continue with still no deal. the nation just hours from plunging off of the fiscal clef. that is on the dreaded combination of spending cuts and tax hikes take effect. the average middle-class family standing to lose ab
and obama is scheduled to speak about 30 minutes. this is as capitol hill lawmakers are battling the clock trying to keep the nation from going off the cliff. the autumn >> at expanding cuts and tax hikes could trigger a new recession. >> the markets could plummet. many still recovering from the last recession. fearing the worst of congress does not act. >> that means a lot for my family. i have family that is unemployed. there were about unemployment benefits. i have friends...
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president obama announcing new plans to help boost the housing market ... the first helps homeowners refinance into fha loans with no new appraisals ... critics say that this probably will not get through congress ... >>the second plan has a better chance it involves a program to sell foreclosed homes to investors if they turn them into rental properties. facebook will be filing for an ipo planning to raise $5 billion possibly more for this sale of stock ... we are awaiting the share price ... some experts advise staying away from the stock calling it too expensive >>another thing that's expensive our gasoline prices causing drivers to cut back ... they're averaging $3.45 per gallon nationwide for regular unleaded that is up 35¢ from one year ago ... >>americans may be driving less but they're definitely buying more cars these days or no sales for chrysler nissan and ford were up last month with sizable gains that is boosting manufacturing numbers here in the united states ... the dow is beginning 150 points at this hour stocks are in the reddit overall ..
president obama announcing new plans to help boost the housing market ... the first helps homeowners refinance into fha loans with no new appraisals ... critics say that this probably will not get through congress ... >>the second plan has a better chance it involves a program to sell foreclosed homes to investors if they turn them into rental properties. facebook will be filing for an ipo planning to raise $5 billion possibly more for this sale of stock ... we are awaiting the share...
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week when republicans drop the requirement that payroll tax break be offset by spending cuts president obama's said he will sign legislation as soon as congress passes it. republican presidential candidate rick santorum release some of his federal income-tax returns they cover the last four years in 2007 he made $660,000.2008 $945,000.2009 $1.1 million and in 2010 $923,000 is combined tax rate over those four years was 28% his investment and real estate assets totalled around two and a half million dollars just last year to of his other opponents mitt romney and newt gingrich have also released their tax returns. >>more than six years after hurricane katrina had norland said the last emergency trailer is now leaving at one time there were more than 23,000 fema trailers and normans housing people who were flooded out of their homes from a still faces lawsuits from families to say that those trailers made them sick a 2009 homeland security report can dangerously high levels of formaldehyde in those fema trailers coming up next with general motors is again proving that it is t [ woman ] my washer
week when republicans drop the requirement that payroll tax break be offset by spending cuts president obama's said he will sign legislation as soon as congress passes it. republican presidential candidate rick santorum release some of his federal income-tax returns they cover the last four years in 2007 he made $660,000.2008 $945,000.2009 $1.1 million and in 2010 $923,000 is combined tax rate over those four years was 28% his investment and real estate assets totalled around two and a half...
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president obama has said that he will sign the measure >>it will cost more to ship your pet overseas on united airlines under the new rule pets will classify as cargo rather than as checked baggage the policy will potentially cost at honors hundredth of dollars more the increase will especially affect military families living overseas who could pay up to $49 to fly their pets home in an attempt to reverse the policy change some military families have launched online petitions united airlines says that the prices remain competitive in these cost hikes are due to combat it stiff fees and government mandated fees being higher in other countries in the medical watch mri scans are providing new evidence that autism may begin developing in the brain during infancy ... coming up next naperville parents are warned about the addiction to a cheap high took one girl's life ... and that we have live mutinousmusic this midday from the thomas necklace group there will be performing tonight at the university of wisconsin lacrosse and at trio and payless heights tomorrow night you can see thomas and
president obama has said that he will sign the measure >>it will cost more to ship your pet overseas on united airlines under the new rule pets will classify as cargo rather than as checked baggage the policy will potentially cost at honors hundredth of dollars more the increase will especially affect military families living overseas who could pay up to $49 to fly their pets home in an attempt to reverse the policy change some military families have launched online petitions united...
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that's a full year before the deadline set by the obama administration. defense secretary leon panetta said the troops will transition primarily to training roles that support afghan security forces. opponents of the plan say progress of afghan troops to maintain stability in that region should dictate the timeline for withdrawal not the whim of washington. nato leaders will discuss the transition at the nato summit in chicago this may. >>as he gets ready for the next republican presidential contest mitt romney is defending controversial comments. on the morning after winning the florida primary mitt romney said he was not concerned about the very poor later aboard his plane he told reporters that his remarks needed to be kept in context. romney has campaign appearances later today in las vegas and reno nevada. the nevada caucuses will be held this saturday >>there is some confusion this morning over the news that business mogul donald trump plans to make an endorsement of republican presidential candidate. early reports from several news agencies had don
that's a full year before the deadline set by the obama administration. defense secretary leon panetta said the troops will transition primarily to training roles that support afghan security forces. opponents of the plan say progress of afghan troops to maintain stability in that region should dictate the timeline for withdrawal not the whim of washington. nato leaders will discuss the transition at the nato summit in chicago this may. >>as he gets ready for the next republican...
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president obama says it is possible and important to resolve the conflict in syria without outside military action even though the united states embassy in syria has closed. the state department shut down the embassy in damascus today citing grave concerns for security. the fighting between the syrian forces and civilians has led to at least 46 deaths. president obama saidn b bashar al assad should step down. >> 43 people including 19 americans face prosecution in egypt criminal court on charges of of legal foreign funding. this is part of an ongoing crackdown on organized agents targeted in an investigation of foreign influence in the chips politics. >> the two boys were killed along with their father in a home explosion or starting to speak about the missing mother according to authorities. yesterday's a case worker brought the boys to see their father and he took the children into the home but did not allow the case worker inside. moments later the house exploded authorities say powell deliberately caused the explosion. his wife disappeared in december of 2009 and was considered a person
president obama says it is possible and important to resolve the conflict in syria without outside military action even though the united states embassy in syria has closed. the state department shut down the embassy in damascus today citing grave concerns for security. the fighting between the syrian forces and civilians has led to at least 46 deaths. president obama saidn b bashar al assad should step down. >> 43 people including 19 americans face prosecution in egypt criminal court on...
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>>president obama is coming home to chicago today to raise money for his reelection campaign president is scheduled to attend three fund-raising events to of them are private and the third one is being held on the u i c campus the bomber reelection campaign has raised more than $150 million according to the center for public integrity >>coming up next the man suspect and the disappearance of american natalee holloway pleads guilty to killing a peruvian woman and the occupy wall street protesters briefly returned to the new york park that they had taken over last year and a federal aviation officials are investigating a near collision that happened last month on the midway airport young woman in a lima peru ... van der sloot admitted to murdering stephany flores and a hotel room in may of 2010 ... he told the court that he is really sorry for what happened. since he said he was guilty, he will see some years knocked off of his prison term. his lawyers said that he may get 10 years behind bars ... that is down from as much as 25-35 years. for he is expected to be sentenced on friday >>me
>>president obama is coming home to chicago today to raise money for his reelection campaign president is scheduled to attend three fund-raising events to of them are private and the third one is being held on the u i c campus the bomber reelection campaign has raised more than $150 million according to the center for public integrity >>coming up next the man suspect and the disappearance of american natalee holloway pleads guilty to killing a peruvian woman and the occupy wall...
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they tried with the occupy chicago protesters >>according to newly released records president barak obama as reelection campaign together with the democratic national committee raised more than $68 million in the fourth quarter of last year mr. obama picked up more campaign funds for his election bid during a home town visit yesterday the president left the city last night after a daypack with fund-raisers across town he made appearances at three different events including one at the university of illinois at chicago there the president urged his supporters to stand with him and step up efforts to win him a second term >>we can have given to those who think that we can only respond to our challenges with the same tired old solutions handing out more tax cuts to to those who don't need them and let companies do what ever they want ... by the end of 2011 the president's campaign had raised just over $86 million and another $61 million is on hand >>the president also made a surprise visit to his campaign headquarters on the strand of the president dropped by to say hello to some of the staff
they tried with the occupy chicago protesters >>according to newly released records president barak obama as reelection campaign together with the democratic national committee raised more than $68 million in the fourth quarter of last year mr. obama picked up more campaign funds for his election bid during a home town visit yesterday the president left the city last night after a daypack with fund-raisers across town he made appearances at three different events including one at the...
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we do not need a second obama person at the debate. >> rick santorum says his young daughter is on her way to recovery. rick sandstorms 20 year-old daughter campaigned in his place this weekend while her parents returned to pennsylvania to be with their three year-old child isabella who had pneumonia. she was born with a chromosomal disorder that causes developmental abnormalities and is fatal among more than half of infants with the condition. >> president obama takes part in any google plus hangout later t oday. this is a the first completely virtual interview from the white house it gets away at 430 this afternoon. the president will answer questions estimated in voted down through youtube. >> occupy protesters in the nation's capital have until noon today to relocate. police have posted flyers notifying protesters said they must removed their hands from the two parks or face arrest one-man try removing the flyers and when police tried to arrest him he resisted in had to be tased. in the california occupy oakland protesters made a mess as they broke into city hall and a local ymca.
we do not need a second obama person at the debate. >> rick santorum says his young daughter is on her way to recovery. rick sandstorms 20 year-old daughter campaigned in his place this weekend while her parents returned to pennsylvania to be with their three year-old child isabella who had pneumonia. she was born with a chromosomal disorder that causes developmental abnormalities and is fatal among more than half of infants with the condition. >> president obama takes part in any...
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last month president obama announced new sanctions against the iranian central bank >>i ran has given a death sentence to a former marine convicted of spying a mere hack hammadi has a dual citizenship ... an iranian court accused amir hekmati of being a cia agent and " working for an enemy country amir hekmati has parents who say that his life as being exploited for political gain he was arrested five months ago while visiting his relatives and iran u.s. officials say that the accusations against him are false they're demanding his release under the law there amir hekmati has 20 days to file an appeal >>thousands of people gathered in tucson arizona to mark the one-year anniversary of a shooting rampage that left six people dead and 13 others injured lead the pledge of allegiance last night was congresswoman gabrielle giffords one of the shooter's intended targets she is still recovering from a bullet to the head her husband astronaut mark kelly remembered those who did not survive >>the agony and pain of letting go of the past and the reality of letting go of dear friends and family
last month president obama announced new sanctions against the iranian central bank >>i ran has given a death sentence to a former marine convicted of spying a mere hack hammadi has a dual citizenship ... an iranian court accused amir hekmati of being a cia agent and " working for an enemy country amir hekmati has parents who say that his life as being exploited for political gain he was arrested five months ago while visiting his relatives and iran u.s. officials say that the...
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president obama said that last night in front of the national urban league in new orleans. the president didn't offer any new proposals, but he did endorse background checks. republican presidental challenger mitt romney says america doesn't need any new gun laws. he says what's needed ... is a change in the hearts of the american people. romney says the colorado gunman should never of had any of the weapons he used in the massacre .... but police say holmes got them all legally. romney signed as assault weapons ban as governor of massachusetts ... calling them instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people. but romney says he supports the second amendment. the federal ban on assault rifles was lifted a decade ago. in the wake of the colorado shootings... many people are call for tougher gun laws but chicago lawmakers are weakening a city gun ordinance. during a city council meeting yesterday... aldermen approved mayor emanuel's latest version of chicago's assault weapons ban. a previous version... which was struck down by a federal judg
president obama said that last night in front of the national urban league in new orleans. the president didn't offer any new proposals, but he did endorse background checks. republican presidental challenger mitt romney says america doesn't need any new gun laws. he says what's needed ... is a change in the hearts of the american people. romney says the colorado gunman should never of had any of the weapons he used in the massacre .... but police say holmes got them all legally. romney signed...
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cnn says obama has a three percent lead in a nationwide poll. but romney is ahead by a 51-to- 43 margin in swing states. gop presidential candidate mitt romney hasnt revealed his running mate just yet, but thereformer presidential candidate herman cain says florida congressman allen west would make a good v-p. he also suggests new hampshire senator kelly ayotte romney announced he was considering florida senator marco rubio in june. we told you yesterday about the florida lifeguard who was fired for rushing to save a swimmer in trouble. now, there's a new development. tomas lopez's bosses have offered him his job back. but tomas says he doesn't want it. he was let go, for leaving his assigned coverage area of hallandale beach. he says he had to choose between obeying a work rule and saving a human life. >>we made it clear beforehand that we would lose our jobs if the rule was violated ... but that would not stop us from making the choice of someone's life over that role it's an obvious choice ... tomas' boss says he didn't personally approve the
cnn says obama has a three percent lead in a nationwide poll. but romney is ahead by a 51-to- 43 margin in swing states. gop presidential candidate mitt romney hasnt revealed his running mate just yet, but thereformer presidential candidate herman cain says florida congressman allen west would make a good v-p. he also suggests new hampshire senator kelly ayotte romney announced he was considering florida senator marco rubio in june. we told you yesterday about the florida lifeguard who was...
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president obama and the first family are spending the weekend at home in chicago. they will arrive late this afternoon. this will be the first time in two years the whole family is in town together. the obamas will stay until sunday to celebrate father's day before the president heads to mexico for the g-20 summit. they have no public events on the agenda while in town but the family may be here for the wedding of laura jarrett...the daughter of top white house adviser valerie jarrett. the high-profile wedding will also need extra security.. which the chicago police department is reportedly providing. the event will take place in hyde park at a jarrett family home. in addition to the first family, several washington insiders are expected to attend. the sun times reports that up to 200 police officers will be securing the perimeter. the officers are coming from several districts, and overtime is not being paid. the sun times also says that the city is not being reimbursed. g-o-p presidential candidate mitt romney pulled off a big night of fundraising in chicago. rom
president obama and the first family are spending the weekend at home in chicago. they will arrive late this afternoon. this will be the first time in two years the whole family is in town together. the obamas will stay until sunday to celebrate father's day before the president heads to mexico for the g-20 summit. they have no public events on the agenda while in town but the family may be here for the wedding of laura jarrett...the daughter of top white house adviser valerie jarrett. the...
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decree keeping legislative powers for itself straight from his trip back home to chicago president obama is now in mexico for the g 20 economic summit where he meets with russian president vladimir putin it is their first meeting together since vladimir putin was returned to his job and vice-president joe biden will be in chicago today for live from new york on the money report ... we are awaiting a big announcement from microsoft expected to key unveil a tablet ... looking to take a bite out of that billion dollar market ... amazon has reached agreement with four different music companies to start a music service similar to itunes ... confidence on homebuilding is up ... record low mortgage rates are boosting demand encouraging builders to take on new housing projects ... consumers are getting better deals on luxury vehicles and suvs ... 54% discounts and 60% discounts are not unusual for lexus ... looking at the markets we swing between gains and losses as investors sort out the risks and out comes on the european debt crisis the g 20 and the greek elections ... that's the latest live
decree keeping legislative powers for itself straight from his trip back home to chicago president obama is now in mexico for the g 20 economic summit where he meets with russian president vladimir putin it is their first meeting together since vladimir putin was returned to his job and vice-president joe biden will be in chicago today for live from new york on the money report ... we are awaiting a big announcement from microsoft expected to key unveil a tablet ... looking to take a bite out...
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commerce secretary john bryson has resigned, telling president obama he's doing so for health reasons. attorney general eric holder is president obama has accepted the resignation he has not addressed nominating a successor we have breaking news the new government of greece is no sworn in ... this brings to an end to hundred 24 days with an elected government the cabinet is dominated by lawmakers from the new democracy party the chairman of the greek national bank is the finance minister firefighters continue battling the most destructive wildfire in colorado's history. the so-called "high park fire" was caused by lightning, just west of fort collins. so far, one person has died. nearly 200 homes and 100 miles of land have been destroyed. more than 1600 firefighters are working round the clock to try and get the fire under control. but they say it could be weeks before they have it fully contained. homes are underwater in duluth, minnesota following a series of flash floods. at least nine inches of rain have fallen in the area in the past week. the community is under a state of emerge
commerce secretary john bryson has resigned, telling president obama he's doing so for health reasons. attorney general eric holder is president obama has accepted the resignation he has not addressed nominating a successor we have breaking news the new government of greece is no sworn in ... this brings to an end to hundred 24 days with an elected government the cabinet is dominated by lawmakers from the new democracy party the chairman of the greek national bank is the finance minister...
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president obama hosted them for a dinner his first major tribute to veterans of this conflict. among the guests: the first u.s. service member wounded in that war the president praised them for succeeding in their mission and answering the call to serve in the military. >>now the iraqi people have a chance to forge their own destiny ... god bless you and your families and may god continue to bless those in uniform and the united states of america >>the president added that there will be more tributes like this one the u.s. withdrew from iraq in december capping off a war that lasted nine years and cost 4500 lives coming up we have the day's top business headlines and still ahead the new nutrition labels you will see on meat and poultry packing beginning [ woman ] my washer had a foul odor that made the whole room stink. [ woman #2 ] even my laundry started to get a funny smell. [ female announcer ] just three uses of tide washing machine cleaner will help remove odor-causing residues and leave your high-efficiency washer clean and fresh. clean laundry starts with a clean washer
president obama hosted them for a dinner his first major tribute to veterans of this conflict. among the guests: the first u.s. service member wounded in that war the president praised them for succeeding in their mission and answering the call to serve in the military. >>now the iraqi people have a chance to forge their own destiny ... god bless you and your families and may god continue to bless those in uniform and the united states of america >>the president added that there...
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medicare the campaign said he plans to remain on his private insurance he has criticized president obama for cutting medicare on his budget but he also supports congressman paul ryan and his proposal to keep medicare solvent for people already in the program president obama will conduct some business courtside today he and british prime minister david cameron will attend the n.c.a.a. men's basketball tournament in dayton ohio having triplets is such a blessing. not financially. so we switched to the bargain detergent and i found myself using three times more than they say to and the clothes still weren't as clean as with tide. so we're back to tide. they're cuter in clean clothes. that's my tide. what's yours? it's time to get going. to have the energy to turn a "to do" list into a memory. to put more giddy-up in our get-along. to keep stepping up even in overtime. it's time to start gellin' with dr. scholl's... ... and mix a little more hop in our hip hop. thanks to the energizing support and cushioning of dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles, your feet will feel so good... ... you'll wan
medicare the campaign said he plans to remain on his private insurance he has criticized president obama for cutting medicare on his budget but he also supports congressman paul ryan and his proposal to keep medicare solvent for people already in the program president obama will conduct some business courtside today he and british prime minister david cameron will attend the n.c.a.a. men's basketball tournament in dayton ohio having triplets is such a blessing. not financially. so we switched...
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rustromney is adopting that team but romney has also set his sights on november in president obama rather than his republican rivals: >>i had success and failure speech step of the way i learned what it is that makes our american system so powerful you cannot learn that teaching constitutional law at the university of chicago you can even learn this as a community organizer up next for the candidates louisiana saturday president obama kicks off a trip that will focus on his energy policies he will visit nevada new mexico oklahoma and ohio over the next two days in nevada he will check out a facility that uses 1 million solar panels to our homes there then he will have to some federal land in new mexico that has more than 70 oil rigs tomorrow he will have to oklahoma and two ohio the president is tackling the issue of energy as gas prices have soared over $4 a gallon cross- country it's the tea party favorite against the iraq war veteran republican congressman joe walsh will face tammy duckworth in the general election for the eighth district congressional seat she easily won yesterday's d
rustromney is adopting that team but romney has also set his sights on november in president obama rather than his republican rivals: >>i had success and failure speech step of the way i learned what it is that makes our american system so powerful you cannot learn that teaching constitutional law at the university of chicago you can even learn this as a community organizer up next for the candidates louisiana saturday president obama kicks off a trip that will focus on his energy...
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obama and when a reporter asked him to elaborate on that point rick santorum said quit distorting my words and then used a swearword rick santorum said this morning that if you have an kirsten in new york times reporter during a campaign you are not really a republican movie director james cameron is king of the underwater world the oscar-winning jim cameron resurfaced today from an underwater journey that took him to the deepest point in the world's oceans he steered a specially made high-tech vessel to the bottom of the "marianas trench" in the western pacific it is 7 mi. deep coming i'm the first licensed indycar driver with diabetes to finish the indy 500. i live in the fast lane. i need on-the-go insulin delivery. that's why i use novolog® flexpen®. flexpen® is prefilled with my fast-acting insulin. i dial my exact dose. inject by pressing a button. flexpen® is insulin delivery my way. novolog® is a fast-acting insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes. do not inject if you do not planto eat within 5 to 10 minutes after injection to avoid
obama and when a reporter asked him to elaborate on that point rick santorum said quit distorting my words and then used a swearword rick santorum said this morning that if you have an kirsten in new york times reporter during a campaign you are not really a republican movie director james cameron is king of the underwater world the oscar-winning jim cameron resurfaced today from an underwater journey that took him to the deepest point in the world's oceans he steered a specially made high-tech...
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in november the big cities of ohio that went for mitt romney will go to president obama ... so as rural areas that he lost may be his only chance in ohio to score any votes >>dennis q. spanish lost to marcycongressman dennis kucinich lost to his colleague marcy captor because of redistricting and now marcie captor will be facing "joe the plumber" arewho won the republican primary for that district. you have to wonder if this is spearheading a trend ... no one should be pre surprised if mitt romney strikes a deal with newt gingrich to hang and and stay in this race said that the conservatives can be split ... and don't forget votes for ron paul are also anti mitt romney votes for continuing coverage of the 2012 primaries please go to our web site wgntv.com paul lisnek is following all things politics on his show politics tonight every weeknight on c ltv you can call with your comments or questions at 877-358-c ltv or you can send him a twitter message at politics tonight still ahead paid mannings future in the nfl and the indianapolis colts are making a major announcement tod
in november the big cities of ohio that went for mitt romney will go to president obama ... so as rural areas that he lost may be his only chance in ohio to score any votes >>dennis q. spanish lost to marcycongressman dennis kucinich lost to his colleague marcy captor because of redistricting and now marcie captor will be facing "joe the plumber" arewho won the republican primary for that district. you have to wonder if this is spearheading a trend ... no one should be pre...
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president barak obama is known to rake in big bucks during campaign fund-raisers but last night's event in l.a. could have been off the charts george clooney hosted a star-studded event in his backyard about 150 people attended that event each paying $40,000 for a ticket tonight brought in $15 million for the president's campaign war chest it may have been the largest ever one-night campaign fund-raiser republican presidential candidate mitt romney will deliver the commencement address at liberty university tomorrow a conservative evangelical christian school he is expected to focus on the economy and avoid the issue of same-sex marriage yesterday mitt romney apologized for bullying a person who is believed to be gay the washington post says it happened when romney attended cranbrook high-school in michigan that can 1965 the newspaper said that he and several others attacked the fellow classmates because he had long blond hair and they threw him to the ground and then cut it off from the technologist he did dumb things and high- school mitt romney said that he did not remember the speci
president barak obama is known to rake in big bucks during campaign fund-raisers but last night's event in l.a. could have been off the charts george clooney hosted a star-studded event in his backyard about 150 people attended that event each paying $40,000 for a ticket tonight brought in $15 million for the president's campaign war chest it may have been the largest ever one-night campaign fund-raiser republican presidential candidate mitt romney will deliver the commencement address at...
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. >> president obama attended a fund-raiser in new york yesterday cove hosted by ricky martin. he announced two years ago that he was gay. the joint appearance of solidifies last week's announcement that the president personally supports gay marriage. tickets for the fund-raising started at $5,000. the money raised will benefit his campaign for reelection. >> ron paul says he will no longer actively campaign in the remaining primary states. in and email ofto his supporters, he said it take many tens of millions of dollars that his campaign does not have an order to have any hope of success against mitt romney in the texas, california and new jersey. but he will continue to battle for delegates in states holding conventions. >> facebook raises its share price ahead of its initial ipo. and the delay that could burned consumers. new labeling to help you pick the best sunscreen get the light by the fda. and it may be time for lunch but we're making some great breakfast f [ female announcer ] research suggests the health of our cells plays a key role throughout our entire lives. ♪
. >> president obama attended a fund-raiser in new york yesterday cove hosted by ricky martin. he announced two years ago that he was gay. the joint appearance of solidifies last week's announcement that the president personally supports gay marriage. tickets for the fund-raising started at $5,000. the money raised will benefit his campaign for reelection. >> ron paul says he will no longer actively campaign in the remaining primary states. in and email ofto his supporters, he said...
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president obama vows to finish the job in afghanistan as the offensive. and a new jersey's mom shocking love of tanning has her in trouble with the law. we'll tell you why. it's time to get going. to put more giddy-up in our get-along. it's time to start gellin' with dr. scholl's... ... and mix a little more hop in our hip-hop. with the energizing support and cushioning of dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles ... you'll want to get up and go. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! careful, pringles are bursting with more flavor. [ crunches ] mmm. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] pringles... bursting with more flavor. [ crunch! ] blind active as to escape from chinese custody over the weekend has left the american embassy, where he had been seeking asylum. chen guangcheng who escaped from house arrest, had reportedly been staying at the united states embassy in beijing. but a friend has infor
president obama vows to finish the job in afghanistan as the offensive. and a new jersey's mom shocking love of tanning has her in trouble with the law. we'll tell you why. it's time to get going. to put more giddy-up in our get-along. it's time to start gellin' with dr. scholl's... ... and mix a little more hop in our hip-hop. with the energizing support and cushioning of dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles ... you'll want to get up and go. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy....
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president obama is coming to town on friday to attend three campaign fundraisers. the first will be at the chicago cultural center. then, he'll attend two dinners at private homes. the cost of a ticket for one of those dinners: 35-thousand 800 dollars. the president will leave the city at about noon on saturday. the cta is trying to raise a little money by selling naming rights to some of its el stations. that story next. and white sox legend frank thomas will join us on the anchor desk. and later in lunchbreak, we are tasting some of the new foods onthe menu at u-s cellular this year. live from the new york stock exchange with your bloomberg on the money report ... unemployment benefits filings have rose ... a sign that progress in the job market may be stalling ... the private payroll company adp said that the country has added 130,000 workers in the month of may that was a short of what economists had predicted ... stocks are responding we have seen a bit of a turnaround of the doubt and to the s&p is a bit higher than the nasdaq ... 401k fees could reduce savin
president obama is coming to town on friday to attend three campaign fundraisers. the first will be at the chicago cultural center. then, he'll attend two dinners at private homes. the cost of a ticket for one of those dinners: 35-thousand 800 dollars. the president will leave the city at about noon on saturday. the cta is trying to raise a little money by selling naming rights to some of its el stations. that story next. and white sox legend frank thomas will join us on the anchor desk. and...
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president obama has been criticized over how the dissident was treated. china says chen can apply to study abroad. but they add -- "like other chinese citizens." the san diego county medical examiner has ruled junior seau's death a suicide. seau played in the n-f-l for 20 years. and his family has agreed to allow researchers to study his brain for signs of damage.. sustained from concussions. researchers at boston university have already discovered evidence of brain damage, in former bear, dave duerson. like seau; duerson also shot himself in the chest. but duerson left a note saying he wanted his brain studied post-mortem. seau did not leave a note behind. a college student will sue the drug enforcement administration for up 20 million dollars... claiming agents put him in a nearly five days. the dea arrested daniel chong during a raid at a home in california. chong's lawyer claims he was cleared of doing anything wrong and agents told him they would put him in a holding cell just for a minute and then take him home. but, that didn't happen, and he fell
president obama has been criticized over how the dissident was treated. china says chen can apply to study abroad. but they add -- "like other chinese citizens." the san diego county medical examiner has ruled junior seau's death a suicide. seau played in the n-f-l for 20 years. and his family has agreed to allow researchers to study his brain for signs of damage.. sustained from concussions. researchers at boston university have already discovered evidence of brain damage, in former...
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president obama is in green bay wisconsin at this hour. he's on a 24-hour whirlwind tour. criss-crossing the country to campaign in the swing states of wisconsin, nevada, colorado and ohio. republican mitt romney is making three campaign stops in the swing state of virginia today. he told supporters the country's economic troubles will not improve under another term with president obama. congressman jesse jackson junior will not be released from the mayo clinic before election day. jackson has already voted by absentee ballot and has no plans for a public appearance on election night. jackson was recently re-admitted to the clinic for treatment of bi-polar disorder. he also suffers from gastro- intestinal problems. he has not campaigned since taking a medical leave of absence in june. next we go live to the new york stock exchange. how some financial giants in lower manhattan will operate while waiting for their offices to dry out in the wake of hurricane sandy. and later in lunchbreak the chef from river north's zed 451 is here with his savory recipe for roasted butternut
president obama is in green bay wisconsin at this hour. he's on a 24-hour whirlwind tour. criss-crossing the country to campaign in the swing states of wisconsin, nevada, colorado and ohio. republican mitt romney is making three campaign stops in the swing state of virginia today. he told supporters the country's economic troubles will not improve under another term with president obama. congressman jesse jackson junior will not be released from the mayo clinic before election day. jackson has...
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pointed out unemployment is higher now than when president obama took office. he argued that he has a plan to make real changes to fix the job market. early voting ends tomorrow. in chicago. there is one early voting site per ward, plus the chicago election boardice she pleaded with a man for help, but claims he refused. a reporter tracked down that man, who will only go by the name "alan." he shared his side of the story. two year old brendan and four year old connor were found a few blocks away from that home. and the frustration continues to grow. in the aftermath of sandy. across 15 states and the district of columbia, 3-point-3 million customers remain without power. staten island was one of the hardest hit areas. at one point, a woman screamed at reporters that in the last 48 hours, all she had eaten was a slice of pizza. she told senatore chuck schumer "we are going to die. help arrived last night- when ten red cross trucks showed up with food, water and medicine. the super storm also dumped three feet of snow in west virginia and maryland. the national
pointed out unemployment is higher now than when president obama took office. he argued that he has a plan to make real changes to fix the job market. early voting ends tomorrow. in chicago. there is one early voting site per ward, plus the chicago election boardice she pleaded with a man for help, but claims he refused. a reporter tracked down that man, who will only go by the name "alan." he shared his side of the story. two year old brendan and four year old connor were found a few...
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obama is drawing big crowds. obama has an incredible round effort. it cannot count either of them out. coven ronnie the best thing he has going for him, republicans feel like he could win. paul lisnek, thanks so much for joining us. make wgn t-v your home for election coverage. you can follow all of our stories online at wgn t-v dot- com slash- decision 20-12, or on twitter with hashtag wgn 20-12. coming up next. the tragedy at a zoo in pittsburgh, after a young boy falls into an exhibit. also ahead, just as victims of hurricane sandy try to pick up the pieces, another storm is expected to bring even more problems to the east coast. the death toll is rising and will continue to rise one week after hurricane sandy slammed the east coast. right now, authorities say at least 110 people were killed in the u.s. at least 67 people were killed in the caribbean two reported dead in canada. property damage is not yet estimated but insurance companies say they have the means to honor the claims that will be filed. the white house said more than $137 million do
obama is drawing big crowds. obama has an incredible round effort. it cannot count either of them out. coven ronnie the best thing he has going for him, republicans feel like he could win. paul lisnek, thanks so much for joining us. make wgn t-v your home for election coverage. you can follow all of our stories online at wgn t-v dot- com slash- decision 20-12, or on twitter with hashtag wgn 20-12. coming up next. the tragedy at a zoo in pittsburgh, after a young boy falls into an exhibit. also...
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♪ ♪ president obama shares his vision for his second term. challenging americans to join together as one. and saying the election is a call for action. we have fought our way back. we know in our hearts that the best is yet to come. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. the president has lots of hurdles to overcome. including the high unemployment rate. the stock market is off to a rough start. here's a live look at the big board. stocks are trading sharply lower. if your web it could be tough for lawmakers to avoid a fiscal crisis. >> that looming fiscal showdown is just some of the big issues facing the president as he heads back to work. >> there are signs here that the president may be on the move. i'm going to step out of the way. there's been a lot of activity. within the last 20 minutes or so. we saw the senior white house advisor or ride. so did the white house official photographer. he is a former chicago tribune photographer
♪ ♪ president obama shares his vision for his second term. challenging americans to join together as one. and saying the election is a call for action. we have fought our way back. we know in our hearts that the best is yet to come. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. the president has lots of hurdles to overcome. including the high unemployment rate. the stock market is off to a...
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president obama said biden was terrific. voters narrowly favored ryan. results for a statistical tie. while the candidates came out pretty even according to the polls. political analyst paul lisnek says joe biden gave democrats what they needed. a pro-life congressman and physician once had a relationship with a patient and reportedly persuaded her to have an abortion. the huffington post says tennessee republican scott desjarlais told the woman during a phone call in 2000 quote: "you told me you'd have an abortion." it appears the phone call took place before he finalized his divorce from his wife in 2001. a spokesperson for the congressman didn't deny the report, but wrote it off as old news. desjarlais is up for reelection in november. later calls for a criminal probe grow as more deaths and illness are reported in connection to that meningitis outbreak. but first scary warning from the nation's defense secretary about cyber attacks against the u-s. and the perfect appetizer that can be prepared in advance of a dinner party.. lobster deviled [ "i'm on
president obama said biden was terrific. voters narrowly favored ryan. results for a statistical tie. while the candidates came out pretty even according to the polls. political analyst paul lisnek says joe biden gave democrats what they needed. a pro-life congressman and physician once had a relationship with a patient and reportedly persuaded her to have an abortion. the huffington post says tennessee republican scott desjarlais told the woman during a phone call in 2000 quote: "you told...
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the stakes are high as president obama and mitt romney head into their second debate tonight. the event takes place in new york. it's a townhall style format. questions will come from more than a dozen undecided voters. the president and romney took a break from campaign events yesterday, to continue preparing for tonight. tonight's moderator says the townhall format could make it difficult for the candidates to become too aggressive towards each other. some analysts say president obama has to show more passion and conviction than he did at the last debate. and mitt romney needs to appear more relatable to the average voter. joining us now is wgn's >> this is very controlled. 12 people predetermined. in addition to canada's after play towards an audience. >> he tends not to be is comfortable in this town all situations. he has gotten better. >> when he gets in front of the average person crowd he finds trouble relating. he started singing god bless america. >>who gets to choose those questions? >> she is violating the rules to do that. apparently both sides have agreed that sh
the stakes are high as president obama and mitt romney head into their second debate tonight. the event takes place in new york. it's a townhall style format. questions will come from more than a dozen undecided voters. the president and romney took a break from campaign events yesterday, to continue preparing for tonight. tonight's moderator says the townhall format could make it difficult for the candidates to become too aggressive towards each other. some analysts say president obama has to...
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>>president obama and republican presidential candidate mitt romney faced off last night in a debate that was often heated and contentious. cnn's rene marsh is in hempstead, new york with a recap. >> the running mates are weighing in after last night's matchup. >> they offer people a very concrete vision about how he has experience and knowledge. that is why i'd think he won the debate. i thought was incredible that governor romney had nothing but a sketchy response to everything. the have yet to come up with a solitary specific plan. >> have a contrast to his debate if performancerefused personal responsibility think about who he was talking about >> a recent study has shown the people in the middle class will see $4,000 a year higher taxes as a result of spending and borrowing. i will not let that happen. >> the day after the attacks i stood in the rose garden and i told the american people that we were going to find out exactly what happened. >> it took the president 14 days before he called the attack an act of terror. the next debate is next monday. the issues will be foreign po
>>president obama and republican presidential candidate mitt romney faced off last night in a debate that was often heated and contentious. cnn's rene marsh is in hempstead, new york with a recap. >> the running mates are weighing in after last night's matchup. >> they offer people a very concrete vision about how he has experience and knowledge. that is why i'd think he won the debate. i thought was incredible that governor romney had nothing but a sketchy response to...
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win or lose, obama plans to spend the evening at mc-cormick place. this victory rally in 2008 drew more than 200 thousand people to grant park. mc-cormick place is a much smaller venue. since it's indoors, there's no risk of rain, and much less risk of a security problem. chicagoans will get a chance to see a debate between the third- party candidates in the race for the white house. larry king will moderate the debate between libertarian candidate gary johnson, green party candidate jill stein constitution party candidate virgil goode, and rocky anderson of the justice party. it will take place next tuesday october 23rd at the chicago hilton and tower. the debate will also air on ora t-v the internet t-v network that carries king's online talk show. next at noon hundreds of names are made public from an investigation into sexual abuse cases within "the boy scouts of america". encouraging signs of recovery by the pakastani teenger who was shot and critically wounded by the taliban. and infamous housing site in chicago willl soon have a tenant. ♪ â™
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obama tried to highlight one of his biggest accomplishments. >>the topic is foreign policy. spoiler alert. we got bin laden. >> world affairs are a challenge for every canada. after my trip in 2008 i was attacked as a celebrity because i was so popular with our allies overseas. i'm impressed at how well governor romney has avoided the problem. >> look at what is happening in syria and egypt. the president said he was going to put a light between us and israel. >> both in its face a challenge. >> he has had some success. he has had some things that are still pretty murky. >> there is a broad challenge. how do you drill down into specific policies? then i figured out what a republican foreign-policy looks like. important to many voters, foreign-policy ranks far below the economy. >> they may mean that governor romney tries to break out of that and bring those issues to domestic. >> this is their last chance to make their waycase millions. the chicago sun times reports questional hirings by secretary of state jesse white and more by cook county assessor joe berrios. a nephew of
obama tried to highlight one of his biggest accomplishments. >>the topic is foreign policy. spoiler alert. we got bin laden. >> world affairs are a challenge for every canada. after my trip in 2008 i was attacked as a celebrity because i was so popular with our allies overseas. i'm impressed at how well governor romney has avoided the problem. >> look at what is happening in syria and egypt. the president said he was going to put a light between us and israel. >> both in...
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>>president obama may have been upstaged at a campaign stop in florida. this pictures shows him posing with a group of school children on tuesday. but take a closer look behind the president. in the top row one boy decides to make his move on a female classmate. the kiss was quickly named "photo of the day" by the president's twitter feed. illinois state representative derrick smith has avoided the media since his indictment on federal corruption charges. but now there's word midday that smith may be ready to speak publically. the 10th district race has drawn national attention polls show smith with a sizeable lead. despite the fact he was expelled from the illlinois house. julian crews is in the district with the latest. is the first televised a murder trial in illinois. >> it is beginning to wind down in terms of testimony. a total of 18 witnesses have taken the stand. with your old is on trial this week facing murder and attempted murder trialcharges. prosecution is painting jones as a cold blooded killer. we're expecting to see a videotape testimony f
>>president obama may have been upstaged at a campaign stop in florida. this pictures shows him posing with a group of school children on tuesday. but take a closer look behind the president. in the top row one boy decides to make his move on a female classmate. the kiss was quickly named "photo of the day" by the president's twitter feed. illinois state representative derrick smith has avoided the media since his indictment on federal corruption charges. but now there's word...
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>>president obama will try to persuade voters through t-v interviews today. the president will do ten interviews, which will air in seven battleground states. he'll also try to attract younger voters during an appearance on m-t-v. yesterday, the president stopped in chicago to vote at a polling place in his old kenwood neighborhood. he became the first sitting president to vote early. >>mitt romney will deliver a major speech on the economy in iowa tonight. iowa will be an important path to the white house. offering six electoral votes. romney claims his economic plan will create 12 million jobs and will increase take-home pay. a new associated press poll shows likely voters trust him more than president obama when it comes to the economy. the poll gives romney 51 percent support while mister obama has 44 percent. a new wgn-chicago tribune poll suggests, democrat tammy duckworth has pulled out to a ten-point lead, in her bid to unseat republican congressman joe walsh. 600 likely voters were surveyed in the eighth district. duckworth currently has 50 percent t
>>president obama will try to persuade voters through t-v interviews today. the president will do ten interviews, which will air in seven battleground states. he'll also try to attract younger voters during an appearance on m-t-v. yesterday, the president stopped in chicago to vote at a polling place in his old kenwood neighborhood. he became the first sitting president to vote early. >>mitt romney will deliver a major speech on the economy in iowa tonight. iowa will be an important...
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he also canceled an event in virginia. >> michelle obama got out of washington a day early and spent the night here in chicago. she will fly to iowa for a couple campaign appearances and then get back to chicago where she will wait out the storm. she has canceled an appearance tomorrow in new hampshire. >> mitt romney cancelled events in virginia and new hampshire and is moving his campaign and land. inland. both campaigners are urging supporters to donate to storm charities. >> hms bounty was in distress about 90 mi. southeast of north carolina. the captain gave the order to abandon ship at a coast and the coast guard helicopter was sent to rescue crew members from lifeboats. two members of the cruel are still missing. this is a photo of the hms bounty known for the mutiny that took place. it was the start of the movie mutiny on the bounty starring marlon brando. >> the victim has been identified as 68 year-olda 68 year-old retired bus driver. his neighbors said he was a great guy who was kind and giving. to see the house this afternoon you would never know there was anything that h
he also canceled an event in virginia. >> michelle obama got out of washington a day early and spent the night here in chicago. she will fly to iowa for a couple campaign appearances and then get back to chicago where she will wait out the storm. she has canceled an appearance tomorrow in new hampshire. >> mitt romney cancelled events in virginia and new hampshire and is moving his campaign and land. inland. both campaigners are urging supporters to donate to storm charities....
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obama. he said obama and harris said a bad economy and is making strides to get america back on track. >> and manufacturing jobs are growing for the first time since the 1990's when i came up here. we have a quarter of a million people more working in the automobile industry working alone because of the restructuring which the president's opponenet opposed. >> passengers claimed they were told to brace for a crash landing. some are wondering if there really was a ferret. threat. >> for class fliers are beginning to book trips on different carriers. >> it is on safe in the oppositionunsafe in the up position. >> everything shows satisfactorily so we will get back to you. >> the flight that did not make it to it's destination. the plane turned around 10 minutes into the flight. the plane eventually touched down safely at dfw. >> a cannot strike. they cannot do a walk out. the employees have been treated so badly for so long. >> on tuesday the company reported a third flight experienced less se
obama. he said obama and harris said a bad economy and is making strides to get america back on track. >> and manufacturing jobs are growing for the first time since the 1990's when i came up here. we have a quarter of a million people more working in the automobile industry working alone because of the restructuring which the president's opponenet opposed. >> passengers claimed they were told to brace for a crash landing. some are wondering if there really was a ferret. threat....